Question

    Sometimes I really doubt (怀疑) if there is love between my parents. Every day they are very _________ trying to make money in order to _________ the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. I never hear them say "I love you", or see them send birthday _________ to each other. My father has a bad temper (脾气). When he's very tired from work, it is _________ for him to lose his temper.

One day, my mother was preparing dinner. I sat down _________ her. "Mum, I have a question to ask you," said after a while. "What?" she replied, _________ doing her work. "Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very _________ voice (声音). My mother stopped her work and _________ her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn't answer and _________ cooking.

I was very worried because I thought I might have hurt her. I didn't know what I should do. A few days later, my father suddenly got sick __________. My mother had to stay with him in the __________ for a month. After they were back, every day in the morning and evening, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so __________. It __________ they were the most harmonious (和谐的) couple. "Dad, how are you feeling now?" asked him one day.

"Susan, don't __________ me. To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mum. I __________ this kind of life." Reading his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.

1.A.busy B.alone C.early D.fast

2.A.give B.receive C.cost D.pay

3.A.show B.presents C.fruit D.jokes

4.A.available B.difficult C.easy D.funny

5.A.on B.across C.above D.by

6.A.hardly B.really C.still D.already

7.A.high B.low C.hot D.big

8.A.raised B.fell C.shook D. left

9.A.went on B.got on C.put on D.come on

10.A.sadly B.shortly C.quickly D.seriously

11.A.home B.hospital C.trouble D.holiday

12.A.smart B.happy C.strong D.sad

13.A.looked B.said C.seemed D.thought

14.A.care for B.help out C.make up D.worry about

15.A.enjoy B.remember C.wait D.hate

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.A

【解析】

本文讲述了我认为爸爸妈妈之间没有爱情，因为他们之间从不说我爱你，也从不互送生日礼物。但是有一天爸爸生病住院了一个月，妈妈一直在医院陪护，出院后妈妈也陪爸爸散步，看起来他们是最和谐的夫妻。看着爸爸妈妈在一起的眼神，我知道他是深爱着妈妈的。

1.句意：每天他们都忙着挣钱为了给我和哥哥付学费。

busy忙碌的；alone孤独的；early早的；fast快速的。本空格为固定搭配“忙着做某事be busy doing sth.”故选A。

2.句意：每天他们都忙着挣钱为了给我和哥哥付学费。

give给；receive收到；cost花费；pay付款。根据题干中介词for，可知是固定搭配pay...for为……付款。故选D。

3.句意：我从没听过他们说“我爱你”，或者互送生日礼物。

show展示；presents礼物；fruit水果；jokes玩笑。根据“send birthday ____3____ to”可知，是“生日礼物”故选B。

4.句意：当他工作回来非常累的时候，对他来说发脾气是很容易的。

available可利用的；difficult困难的；easy简单的；funny有趣的。根据“My father has a bad temper”可知，他很容易发脾气，故选C。

5.句意：我坐在她旁边。

on在……之上；across横过；above在……上方；by在……旁边。根据下文和妈妈对话，可知是坐在妈妈旁边，故选D。

6.句意：她回答道“什么？”，仍旧做着她的工作。

hardly几乎不；really真地；still仍然；already已经。根据“My mother stopped her work”妈妈停下了工作，可知，她刚刚没有停止，即仍然做着她的工作，故选C。

7.句意：我以一个非常低的声音问她“你和爸爸之间有爱吗？”

high 高的；low低的；hot热的；big大的。根据上文“I sat down ____5____ her.”可知，我离她非常近，用一个很小的声音，故选B。

8.句意：妈妈停止了她的工作，抬起了头，眼里充满了惊讶。

raised举起；fell落下；shook摇头；left离开。根据with surprise in her eyes可知，是抬起头，故选A。

9.句意：她没有回答，继续煮饭。

went on继续；got on上车；put on穿衣；come on加油。根据“cooking”可知，是继续做饭，故选A.

10.句意：几天之后，我的爸爸突然生了严重的病。

sadly伤心地；shortly短暂地；quickly快速地；seriously严重地。根据“My mother had to stay with him in the ____11____ for a month.”不得不在医院住一个月，可知，生病很严重，故选D。

11.句意：我的妈妈不得不和他待在医院一个月。

home家；hospital医院；trouble麻烦；holiday假期。根据上文，爸爸生了严重的病，所以需要住院，故选B。

12.句意：我的爸爸从没有如此开心。

smart敏捷的；happy开心的；strong强壮的；sad伤心。根据“the most harmonious (和谐的) couple”可知，爸爸是很开心的，故选B。

13.句意：似乎他们是最和谐的夫妻。

looked看起来；said说；seemed似乎；thought认为。根据“they were the most harmonious (和谐的) couple”可知，似乎他们是最和谐的，故选C。

14.句意：“苏珊，不用担心我。说实话，我就是喜欢和你妈妈散步。”

care for关心；help out帮助；make up弥补；worry about担心。根据上文我问爸爸“how are you feeling now”，可知，爸爸说不用担心。故选D。

15.句意：“我喜欢这种生活。”

enjoy享受；remember记住；wait等待；hate讨厌。根据“I just like walking with your mum”我喜欢和妈妈一起散步，可知，他享受这种生活，故选A。